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Water balances in the Eastern Mediterranean /
The roots of destabilization, migration, and local conflict around the world can often be traced to a lack of fresh water. As a result, the importance of fresh water to economic development, quality of life, ecosystem sustainability, and political stability is gaining renewed global recognition. In...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa, Ont., Canada :
International Development Research Centre,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The roots of destabilization, migration, and local conflict around the world can often be traced to a lack of fresh water. As a result, the importance of fresh water to economic development, quality of life, ecosystem sustainability, and political stability is gaining renewed global recognition. In the Middle East and the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region, the situation is approaching crisis proportions. People living in this part of the world have only one-sixth as much fresh water available per capita as the global average. Although predictions of a Middle Eastern ''water war'' a. |
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| Notas: | Title from Web page (IDRC, viewed August 9, 2006). Published on the International Development Research Centre website. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0889369070 9780889369078 9781552502877 1552502872 1280849886 9781280849886 9786610849888 6610849889 |